1 August, 2018: Boeing has decided to open the new Boeing Aerospace & Autonomy Centre in Cambridge, Massachusetts, becoming the first major tenant of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) new mixed-use district in Kendall Square.
Under the agreement, Boeing will lease 100,000 square feet of research and lab space inside a new 17-floor building at 314 Main Street in Cambridge. The new centre will house employees from Boeing and Aurora Flight Sciences, a subsidiary of Boeing which will focus on designing, building and flying autonomous aircraft and developing enabling technologies.
The investment in the new centre follows the recent creation of Boeing NeXt. This new organisation unites researchers and projects across the company to shape the future of travel and transport, including the development of a next-generation airspace management system to enable the safe coexistence of piloted and autonomous vehicles. Employees at the centre will help develop innovative technologies in support of Boeing NeXt programs.